Obesity and Hypertension among market traders in Uyo Metropolis

نویسندگان
I. Effiong, Joy ID 1
N. Ekerette, Nkereuwem ID 2
A. Oladoyinbo, Catherine ID 3

1 Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Uyo, Nigeria.

2 Department of Home Economics, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Uyo, Uyo , Nigeria.

3 Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, College of Food Science and Human Ecology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, Nigeria.

doi
10.18502/ijdo.v17i4.20036
چکیده

Objective: Market traders face an increased risk of chronic diseases due to prevailing conditions in marketplaces. This study assessed obesity and hypertension among 421 traders in Uyo Metropolis, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Anthropometric measurements (weight, height, waist circumference [WC]) and blood pressure (BP) measurements were obtained using standard protocols. Overweight ...

کلیدواژه‌ها
Body mass index, Waist circumference, Blood pressure, Nigeria